logologo
MovieVerse© 2024
Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us
Made with ❤️ by Thathsara
movie poster
Prescription Thugs
Sign in to create your own watchlist

Prescription Thugs

Jan 22, 2016
1h 26m
★ 6.4

Is there really a war on drugs?

Overview

Americans consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. After losing his own brother to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse, documentarian Chris Bell sets out to demystify this insidious addiction. Bell’s examination into the motives of big pharma and doctors in this ever-growing market leads him to meet with experts on the nature of addiction, survivors with first-hand accounts of their struggle, and whistleblowers who testify to the dollar-driven aims of pharmaceutical corporations. Ultimately his investigation will point back to where it all began: his own front door.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Films
Naked Edge Films

Prescription Thugs Trailers

Cast

Chris Bell

Self - Host

Chris Bell

Ted Lieu

Self

Ted Lieu

Ryan Sakoda

Self

Ryan Sakoda

Matthew Wiese

Self

Matthew Wiese

You may also like

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
0.0

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

Jan 22, 2017

One man's search for the prolific funk legend, Sly Stone.

Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland
6.9

Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

Apr 9, 2010

Reindeerspotting is a documentary film of a group of young guys living in Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, dabbling in petty crime and hard drugs. One of them, Jani, has lost five years of his life and two fingers to his debotators. He wants to leave Lapland and his old life behind. Robbing a supermarket is a start for his getaway. A few years back a documentarist, Joonas Neuvonen, was a young men living on social welfare, using drugs on daily basis. He started to film his friends and their life. This is the story of Jani.

Jim Morrison: The End
7.4

Jim Morrison: The End

Jul 2, 2021

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, in the apartment of his girlfriend Pamela Courson. The chronicle of the last months of the life of the poet, singer and charismatic leader of the American band The Doors, one of the most influential in the history of rock.

Thank You Dr. Fauci
8.0

Thank You Dr. Fauci

Oct 28, 2024

Award-winning documentarian Jenner Furst seeks answers from Dr. Fauci about the origins of COVID-19, a bio-arms race with China, and what could be the largest coverup in modern history. Awaiting Fauci’s reply, Furst falls down a rabbit hole, decoding hundreds of thousands of pages of documents with prominent scientists, intelligence analysts, former government officials, and whistleblowers. Risking career and reputation, Furst depoliticizes one of the most controversial stories of our time, in an urgent scientific docu-thriller that is Oppenheimer meets Outbreak.

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
5.2

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

Apr 9, 1994

A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.

Methadonia
4.8

Methadonia

Oct 6, 2005

Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for heroin addiction by profiling eight addicts, in various stages of recovery and relapse, who attend the New York Center for Addiction Treatment Services (NYCATS).

All This Mayhem
7.4

All This Mayhem

Jul 10, 2014

A searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of professional skateboarding, brothers Tas and Ben Pappas' intense bond and charisma take them from the pinnacle of their sport into a spiraling world of self-destruction.

Warning: This Drug May Kill You
7.0

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

May 1, 2017

A harrowing, unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction in the U.S. told from the perspectives of four families devastated by the deadly epidemic.

Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story
7.2

Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story

May 27, 2014

A portrait of the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives and careers he destroyed would finally bring him down.

Ciao! Manhattan
5.6

Ciao! Manhattan

Apr 19, 1973

Fiction and documentary mingle in a freewheeling portrait of Susan Superstar, a New York celebrity on a drug-fueled downward slide that mirrors Edie Sedgwick’s own self-destructive spiral.

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
7.8

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

Mar 24, 2003

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
7.3

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Nov 23, 2022

The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.

Lance
7.0

Lance

Jan 27, 2020

A personal examination of the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.

Overdosed
7.2

Overdosed

Jul 5, 2021

Interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors and DEA agents uncover a shocking truth of the pharmaceutical industry’s plan to target opioid sales to an impoverished community.

Steve-O: Demise and Rise
7.2

Steve-O: Demise and Rise

May 6, 2009

A documentary of Steve-O’s downward spiral to when he ultimately hits rock bottom and is saved by the intervention of friends and his own will to do whatever it takes to get – and stay – sober.

Invisible
6.8

Invisible

Feb 21, 2005

The story of six young people addicted to heroin in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Orgasm Inc.
5.9

Orgasm Inc.

May 2, 2009

Extraordinary behind-the-scenes access reveals a drug company's fevered race to develop the first FDA-approved Viagra for women - and offers a humorous but sobering look inside the cash-fueled pharmaceutical industry.

Who Killed Nancy?
4.9

Who Killed Nancy?

Apr 11, 2009

On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious.

Andy Irons: Kissed by God
6.8

Andy Irons: Kissed by God

Apr 29, 2018

A film about bipolar disorder and opioid addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. He was the pride of Hawaii and revered around the world for his blue collar rise to fame and success. However, many were unaware of his internal battles that led to his demise. As the opioid crisis rises to a national emergency in the United States, the untold story of Andy’s life serves to tear down the myths associated with these two ferocious diseases.

Kids On Ice
7.0

Kids On Ice

Oct 21, 2014

Quiet towns across rural Australia are in the grip of an Ice epidemic. Major international drug cartels are working with local outlawed motorcycle gangs to push crystal meth to a captive market of children.